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Tampa Bay Rays @ Toronto Blue Jays

2020-08-16 · Day game · Sahlen Field · 8 innings · 77°F, cloudy · Wind 11 mph to RF · 2:54

Tampa Bay Rays defeated Toronto Blue Jays 7–5. Toronto Blue Jays opened the scoring in the 1st — Randal Grichuk homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Cavan Biggio scores. Tampa Bay Rays took the lead in the 4th — Yoshi Tsutsugo homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Brandon Lowe scores. Joey Wendle scores. Toronto Blue Jays took the lead in the 4th — Anthony Alford homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Danny Jansen scores. Tampa Bay Rays took the lead in the 8th — Willy Adames homers (2) on a line drive to center field. Ji-Man Choi scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Yoshi Tsutsugo homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Brandon Lowe scores. Joey Wendle scores — worth 40% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — Matt Shoemaker (P): Balls and strikes.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
TBA	0	0	0	3	1	0	1	2	7	9
TOR	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	9

W: Aaron Loup L: Wilmer Font SV: Aaron Slegers

Umpires — HP: Vic Carapazza · 1B: Jeremy Riggs · 2B: Stu Scheurwater · 3B: Brennan Miller · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Tampa Bay Rays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Austin Meadows	3	1	1	1	0	1
Brandon Lowe	3	1	1	0	1	1
Joey Wendle	1	1	0	0	1	1
Ji-Man Choi	4	1	0	0	0	1
Yoshi Tsutsugo	3	1	2	3	0	0
Willy Adames	3	1	1	2	1	2
Kevin Kiermaier	4	1	2	0	0	1
Hunter Renfroe	4	0	1	0	0	1
Michael Perez	3	0	0	0	0	1
Yandy Diaz	1	0	1	0	1	0
Manuel Margot	1	0	0	0	0	0

Toronto Blue Jays — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cavan Biggio	4	1	1	0	0	0
Randal Grichuk	4	1	2	2	0	2
Travis Shaw	4	0	1	0	0	2
Teoscar Hernandez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rowdy Tellez	4	0	0	0	0	1
Vladimir Guerrero	3	1	2	1	0	0
Danny Jansen	2	1	1	0	1	1
Brandon Drury	3	0	0	0	0	2
Anthony Alford	3	1	1	2	0	1

Tampa Bay Rays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Yonny Chirinos	2.2	5	0	3
Ryan Thompson	0.2	1	1	1
John Curtiss	1.2	1	0	2
Chaz Roe	1.0	1	0	2
Aaron Loup	1.0	1	0	0
Aaron Slegers	1.0	0	0	1

Toronto Blue Jays — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Matt Shoemaker	4.0	3	1	7
Jacob Waguespack	0.1	2	0	1
Anthony Kay	1.0	1	3	1
A. J. Cole	1.2	2	0	0
Wilmer Font	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Austin Meadows: K
Brandon Lowe: K
Joey Wendle: K

Bot 1

Cavan Biggio: D7/L7LD
Randal Grichuk: HR/F78XD.2-H
Travis Shaw: K
Teoscar Hernandez: 3/P3SF/FL
Rowdy Tellez: 5/P5F/FL

Top 2

Ji-Man Choi: 8/F78XD
Yoshi Tsutsugo: 6/P6M
Willy Adames: K

Bot 2

Vladimir Guerrero: HP
Danny Jansen: S7/L7S.1-2
Brandon Drury: K
Anthony Alford: 6/L6D/DP.2X2(64)

Top 3

Kevin Kiermaier: S9/L9
Hunter Renfroe: PO1(13)
Hunter Renfroe: K
Michael Perez: 43/G34

Bot 3

Cavan Biggio: 9/F8XD
Randal Grichuk: K
Travis Shaw: S9/L89S
Teoscar Hernandez: S7/L78+.1-2
Rowdy Tellez: 63/G6S-

Top 4

Austin Meadows: 7/F7LSF/FL
Brandon Lowe: S9/L9S+
Joey Wendle: W.1-2
Ji-Man Choi: K
Yoshi Tsutsugo: HR/F7D.2-H;1-H
Willy Adames: K

Bot 4

Vladimir Guerrero: HR/L78XD
Danny Jansen: W
Brandon Drury: K
Anthony Alford: HR/F78XD.1-H
Cavan Biggio: 9/F8XD
Randal Grichuk: K

Top 5

Kevin Kiermaier: S7/G6
Hunter Renfroe: S7/F78.1-3
Michael Perez: K
Austin Meadows: 7/SF/F78D.3-H
Brandon Lowe: W.1-2
Yandy Diaz: W.2-3;1-2
Ji-Man Choi: 43/G4

Bot 5

Travis Shaw: K
Teoscar Hernandez: 8/L8D
Rowdy Tellez: 8/F8D

Top 6

Yoshi Tsutsugo: D7/L7D+
Willy Adames: W
Kevin Kiermaier: K
Hunter Renfroe: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 6

Vladimir Guerrero: S7/G56
Danny Jansen: K
Brandon Drury: 7/F7LD
Anthony Alford: K

Top 7

Michael Perez: 7/F7L
Austin Meadows: S39/G34
Brandon Lowe: 9/F89XD+
Yandy Diaz: S9/L89D.1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-2
Ji-Man Choi: 3/G3

Bot 7

Cavan Biggio: 7/L7D
Randal Grichuk: S7/G56
Travis Shaw: 46(1)3/GDP/G4D

Top 8

Manuel Margot: 63/G6M.2-3
Willy Adames: HR/F89XD.3-H(UR)
Kevin Kiermaier: 8/F78XD+
Hunter Renfroe: 3/P34

Bot 8

Teoscar Hernandez: 53/G5
Rowdy Tellez: K
Vladimir Guerrero: 53/G56S

Notes & reviews

Mound Visit.
Rays challenged call Kiermaier was safe at 1st; call upheld - out on pickoff
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Shoemaker and Blue Jays manager Montoyo ejected by HP umpire Carapazza for arguing balls and strikes
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Injury Delay.
Blue Jays challenged call that Grichuk was out at 2nd; call was upheld - out for double play
Ji-Man Choi starts inning at 2nd base.
Travis Shaw starts inning at 2nd base.
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